2) Which is the first state to be formed on the basis of language? a)Andhra Pradesh 3) When was Burma was separated from India? c)1937 4) When did India become a republic? c)1950 5) Which state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960? a)Bombay 6) Who was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha before he became the President of India? c)N. Sanjeeva Reddy 7) What was the age of Morarji Desai when he became the Prime Minister? c)81 8) How was Tamil Nadu known? b)Madras 9) Which is the capital of Kerala? d)Thiruvananthapuram 10) Nagaland was separated from which state? d)Assam 11) Which is the smallest state in terms of area? c)Goa 12) Where is the tomb of Akbar? b)Sikandra 13) Which is the national animal of India? d)Tiger 14) Which is the national flower of India? a)Lotus 15) Who founded Indian National Congress? b)A. O. Hume Videos of Jana Gana Mana | National Anthem of India

16) Which former Indian Prime Ministers birthday is on December 25? b)Atal Bihari Vajpayee 17) Which state was known as North East Frontier Agency? d)Arunachal Pradesh 18) Which state or union territory has French as an official language? c)Pondicherry 19) Which is the official language of Jammu and Kashmir? d)Urdu 20) Which state became part of India in 1975? d)Sikkim 21) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule? b)Simla 22) Who was the only Indian Governor General? c)C. Rajagopalachari 23) Which Prime Minister could not prove his majority in Lok Sabha in May 1996? c)Atal Behari Vajpayee 24) Which of the following religions did not originate in India? d)Judaism 25) When did Rabindranath Tagore die? b)1941 General Knowledge Quiz Questions 1) Who is the first President of the United States of America? a) George Washington b) Thomas Jefferson c) James Monroe d) John Adams 2) Who was born on August 15, 1769? a) Winston Churchill b) Queen Victoria

c) Napoleon Bonaparte d) George V 3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury? a) London b) Paris c) Harare d) New York 4) Who is the author of A streetcar named desire? a) Jhumpa Lahiri b) Tennessee Williams c) Ian Fleming d) Salman Rushdie 5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin? a) The Ten Commandments b) Ben-Hur c) Apocalypto d) The Passion of the Christ 6) Who won Wimbledon Mens Singles Championship in 1977? a) John McEnroe b) Arthur Ashe c) Boris Becker d) Bjorn Borg 7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics? a) India b) UK c) USA d) USSR 8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope? a) John XXIII b) Paul VI c) Benedict XVI d) Pius X 9) How many metres is one mile? a) 1000

b) 100 c) 1609.344 d) 1705.212 10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called? a) Amphibians b) Cats c) Grasshoppers d) Frogs 11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch? a) Genesis b) Numbers c) Ruth d) Exodus 12) Which of the following countries is landlocked? a) Brazil b) Cuba c) Bolivia d) Colombia 13) What does Yugoslavia mean? a) The land of the rising sun b) The land of the midnight sun c) The land of the Southern Slavs d) The land of Yahoos 14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia? a) Alaska b) Louisiana c) Florida d) California 15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran? a) Indus b) Ganges c) Jhelum d) Oxus

16) Which of these is not a metal? a) Gold b) Diamond c) Silver d) Copper 17) Which language is written in five scripts? a) Hindi b) Urdu c) Konkani d) Telugu 18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned? a) George V b) Edward VIII c) George VI d) William IV 19) Who was told Beware the Ides of March.? a) Julius Caesar b) Augustus Caesar c) Mark Antony d) Cleopatra 20) Which countrys postal stamps have the name Helvetia? a) Finland b) Iceland c) Switzerland d) Swaziland 21) Yen is the currency of which country? a) Japan b) China c) Nepal d) Bhutan 22) Which is the national flower of Australia? a) Red Rose b) Lotus

c) Tulip d) Golden Wattle 23) What is the number of squares on a chess board? a) 72 b) 64 c) 32 d) 48 24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule? a) Nainital b) Darjeeling c) Simla d) Ooty 25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad? a) Moscow b) Tashkent c) Kiev d) St. Petersburg General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers 1 1) Who is the first President of the United States of America? a) George Washington 2) Who was born on August 15, 1769? c) Napoleon Bonaparte 3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury? c) Harare 4) Who is the author of A streetcar named desire? b) Tennessee Williams 5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin? d) The Passion of the Christ 6) Who won Wimbledon Mens Singles Championship in 1977? d) Bjorn Borg

7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics? a) India 8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope? d) Pius X 9) How many metres is one mile? c) 1609.344 10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called? a) Amphibians 11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch? c) Ruth 12) Which of the following countries is landlocked? c) Bolivia 13) What does Yugoslavia mean? c) The land of the Southern Slavs 14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia? a) Alaska 15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran? d) Oxus 16) Which of these is not a metal? b) Diamond 17) Which language is written in five scripts? c) Konkani 18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned? b) Edward VIII 19) Who was told Beware the Ides of March.? a) Julius Caesar 20) Which countrys postal stamps have the name Helvetia? c) Switzerland 21) Yen is the currency of which country? a) Japan

22) Which is the national flower of Australia? d) Golden Wattle 23) What is the number of squares on a chess board? b) 64 24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule? c) Simla 25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad? d) St. Petersburg